UNSPSC 50586217: Non GMO red jersey sweet potatoes

The variety of Non GMO sweet potatoes known as Non GMO red jersey sweet potatoes. This means that they are produced without the use of methods that genetically modify organisms by means that are not possible under natural conditions. Such methods include cell fusion, microencapsulation and macro-encapsulation, and recombinant DNA technology (including gene deletion, gene doubling, introducing a foreign gene, and changing the positions of genes when achieved by recombinant DNA technology).

Traditional methods of breeding, conjugation, fermentation, hybridization, in vitro fertilization, or tissue culture are considered to be non-GMO.

UNSPSC 50586217 Non GMO red jersey sweet potatoes, a Commodity code, is used minimally in recent state and local procurement, appearing in only one tangentially related opportunity; the code does not drive significant buying activity in the covered jurisdictions. The single recent opportunity tagged with this code—the State of Georgia's May 2026 solicitation for food, supplies, and other kitchen products (PE55645NONST2026000000009)—provides no specification detail, rendering the specific demand for non-GMO red jersey sweet potatoes unclear from the available documents. In contrast, the broader category of fresh produce for school nutrition drives substantial procurement activity across multiple states, with school districts, county boards of education, and state agencies regularly soliciting fresh vegetables and fruits as components of comprehensive food service contracts, though rarely singling out specific potato varieties.

School districts and county boards of education in Georgia, Texas, Missouri, and Florida dominate the recent produce procurement landscape, with solicitations emphasizing fresh-produce delivery to elementary through high-school campuses, compliance with USDA nutrition and food safety standards, Buy American sourcing, and domestic-preferencing language. Representative opportunities include Early County Board of Education's June 2026 RFQ for line-by-line food and produce bids (PE55045NONST2027000000006), Northside Independent School District's RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce (May 2026, San Antonio), Bulloch County School District's produce RFP for farm-to-school sourcing (May 2026, Georgia), and Douglas County School System's regional cooperative RFP for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 districts across Georgia (March 2026). None of these opportunities explicitly name non-GMO red jersey sweet potatoes as a line item; potatoes and sweet potatoes appear as background produce categories within larger multi-item commodity baskets. Given the absence of direct market signals for this specific commodity, the code appears unsuitable for targeting or portfolio prioritization at this time.